Combined nail-puller and hatchet.



W. F. HOBBS.

COMBINED NAIL FULLER AND HATCHET.

APPLIUATION FILED OGTJO, 1911.

Patented July 2, 1912.

INVENTOR f ATTORNEY UNITED s'rA rns grnnT OFFICE WILLIS F. HOBBS, OFBRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE BRIDGEPORT HARDWAREMANUFACTURING CORPORATION, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A

CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

COMBINED NAIL-FULLER AND HATCHET.

To all whom it may concern:

lle it known that I, \YILLIS F. Hones, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, haveinvented an Improvement in Combined Nail-Pullers and llatchets, of whichthet'ollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to the class of nail pullers in which a slidingheader hammer is dispensed with and all parts are rigidly secured inplace, and is an improvement upon the nail puller described and claimedin my former Letters Patent Number 000,010, dated September 29, 1008.

I have noted a requirement of the trade for a tool adapted for generaluse in opening boxes, barrels, etc., and for closing them as well, thatshall comprise an etiective nail puller for starting lids and fordrawing nails, a hammer for driving nails and a hatchet for cuttinghoops and splitting and breaking boards, work of such character beingfrequently required that cannot be pertormed with a hammer, a furtherrequircmeut being that the tool shall be rigid and strong and able tostand the hardest kind of usage and that it shall be so simple inconstruction and economical in cost as to enable it to be retailed at avery low price thereby placing it within the reach of all, especiallysmall retail dealers and small shippers.

\Vith these and other objects in view l have devised the novel combinednail puller,

hammer and hatchetof which the follow 1t) denotes a bar ot metal at oneend of which is a claw 11 formed by flattening the bar, tapering theopposite sides to a dull edge, tapering the edges thereof outward andproviding the usual V-shaped opening indicated by 12. For convenience inuse,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 10, 1911.

Patented July 2, 1912.

Serial No. 653,903.

the claw is preferably curved slightly as shown in Fig. 2. Back of theclaw an on the under side of the bar when in position for use as a nailpuller is a. hammer 13 which also serves as a fulcrum when draw ingnails. This hammer is a forged block which is provided with a shank,preferably elongated in the direction of the length of the bar, engaginga correspondingly shaped opening in the bar, the shank serving as arivet tor the hammer and being headed down upon the upper side of thebar and the elongation of the shank preventing the hammer from turningor loose. 4

ll denotes a hatchet parallel with the bar and at right angles to thehammer which is forged from one end of a piece of steel and the bladebent. at right angles to the axis ot the piece, the remainder of whichcornprises a shank 15 which is permanently secared to the barlongitudinally thereof by rivets 16, as in Fig. 3, or is detachablysecured thereto by bolts-20, as in Fig. 2. Either mode of constructionenables me to use a high grade of steel for the hatchet and the lattermode to conveniently remove a hatchet and replace it with a new oneshould it become broken, it being under stood of course that there islittle danger of breaking or seriously injuring either the claw or thehalmner, but that the hatchet is liable to be broken or injured like alledged tools. In practice I that it a matte; of considerable importanceto be able to remove a broken hatchet and replace it with a new one attritling expense and with only the removal and replacing of two bolts.

ln mamifacturing, the working parts are first tempered in the usualmanner and afterward the temper is drawn by heating to the properdegreee. The handle is preferably formed by strips of wood, indicated byt? and t8, lying on opposite sides of the bar, said strips being rigidlysecured to the bar by rivets it). The forward end of wooden strip 17' isshown as abutting against the rear end of the shank of the hatchet andthe forward end of strip 18is shown as tapered down to the plane of thebar. The edges of strips 17 and 18 are preferably rounded forconvenience in handling. Any style of handle may be used,

from becoming although I preferably use a handle formed than could beproduced if made of solid 20 from two strips of wood riveted to the bar.steel. 5 p 1 The ordinary operation in opening a box Having thusdescribed my invention I is as follows: The cover is started byforcclaim:

5; ing the claw between the cover and the top A hatchet attachment for aclaw bar com- ,of the box and prying the cover 11 ward. prising anapproximately triangular hatchet 25 he cover is then struck a blow withthe blade provided with an integral flat shank hammer which drives thecover downward, disposed at right angles with relation to leaving theheads of the nails above the said blade, in combination with a claw bar0 cover. The claw is then inserted under the having a flat shank towhich the hatchet heads of the nails, the shanks of the nails shank isattached immediately to the rear 30 lying in the V-shaped opening, andthe nails of the claw notch of said claw bar.- are drawn by pressingdownward upon the In testimony whereof I aflix my signature handle, thehammerf being so iglcated as to in presence of two witnesses.

15 serve as a ositive ulcrum. e stri s of wood whicl i cover the sidesof the hgndle WILLIS HOBBS add stiffness and rigidity to the tool andWitnesses: I

make it possible to provide a strong and A. M. WOOSTER, serviceable toolof very much lighter weight S. V. ATI-IERTON.

